Getting set up for Academic Composition

In this class we will write mainly in Google Docs.  

Occasionally you will need to send and receive emails via your HCT email account.

Later we will start writing in blogs which you can great using your Google account.

Here is what we did the first week in this class

Each of these assignments has a mark.  You will find your marks in the sidebar (click on your class)

1. You got a Gmail account. Why? Because now you can use

• Google Docs at http://docs.google.com 
• Blogger at http://blogger.com 
• See how to get to Google.com in English: http://screencast.com/t/Ocb6t5KNIK  

2. You got on the HCT system

• You have an Other User icon where you can log on to the HCT system
• You have a working password
• Your name appears at the top when you click on the Windows START button 
  see: http://screencast.com/t/qwV3U0LqYCg5 

Now you can send HCT emails and get on the shared network drive

To get Access to the Share Drive, log on to the system with your HCT ID

The Share drive can be accessed by Opening My Computer and clicking on the Network drive Icon (as below) 

On the Share Drive the Students can have Access to  2 Folders only.

Namely Student_Collection  and Student_Submission.

Student_Collection :    For Students to Collect Files  from Teachers.  The Teachers will Put up the Files they want to distribute to students in this Folder  and the Students can only copy Files from this Folder to their  Laptop. Students have no right to Create or Delete any files in this Folder

Student_Submission :  For Students to Submit their Files to Teachers. The Student can put up their Files from their Laptop to this Folder and the Teacher can Copy back these Files to their Laptops. Students can Create their own files but cannot copy , Edit or delete other Students Files in this Folder.